A forumite wrote to me recently and told me a few uncomfortable truths. I'm sure he was more comfortable with them than I; when it's your turn to hear the truth about yourself and to loose a little hide, you generally don't eat a donut at the same time.
Some moderators you never know what they believe. They've intentionaly removed that portion of themselves they figure would divide people on the forum to one side or another. IF you think about it, it's impossible to do. But they try, and some of them are great. Bill was Great.
I have opinions. You don't win anything agreeing with me, and I don't flatten the tires of those who disagree. I've withdrawn some from politics, and will make other modifications as I go. It's always possible, and probable, that what I see as an Opinion some one else might see as Overbearing.
The forumite suggested Nasty might have a hard time. Other mods haven't lasted forever, leaving for one reason or another, but I was taken aback with the idea that working with me would be hard. Who, me?
I thought about this, and instead of thinking in terms of a debit, instinctively, without a doubt in my heart saw a tremendous positive.
I asked Nasty to be a mod because he's smart. I asked because he'll grapple for the truth just like me, and take the consequences if it hurts. I knew he'd never be a yes man, and was as capable of hurting himself as me. Nasty is a guy who knows getting knocked down by a slug to the jaw is not the test of a man at all. It is getting up. I knew Nasty could fix stuff, sweep rubbish out, without throwing away what was good. He told me once we were sides of the same coin. If there's any truth to that, it is because I'll take what I have to to find the truth.
If I make a mistake, the forum has Nasty. If Nasty has faults,the forum has me. If I am overbearing, you have Yangdu. Yangdu and Nasty are both tough opinionated strong people. I'm repeating myself, well, it bears repeating; the forum has three people who will fix stuff where ever it needs fixing.
munk
Some moderators you never know what they believe. They've intentionaly removed that portion of themselves they figure would divide people on the forum to one side or another. IF you think about it, it's impossible to do. But they try, and some of them are great. Bill was Great.
I have opinions. You don't win anything agreeing with me, and I don't flatten the tires of those who disagree. I've withdrawn some from politics, and will make other modifications as I go. It's always possible, and probable, that what I see as an Opinion some one else might see as Overbearing.
The forumite suggested Nasty might have a hard time. Other mods haven't lasted forever, leaving for one reason or another, but I was taken aback with the idea that working with me would be hard. Who, me?
I thought about this, and instead of thinking in terms of a debit, instinctively, without a doubt in my heart saw a tremendous positive.
I asked Nasty to be a mod because he's smart. I asked because he'll grapple for the truth just like me, and take the consequences if it hurts. I knew he'd never be a yes man, and was as capable of hurting himself as me. Nasty is a guy who knows getting knocked down by a slug to the jaw is not the test of a man at all. It is getting up. I knew Nasty could fix stuff, sweep rubbish out, without throwing away what was good. He told me once we were sides of the same coin. If there's any truth to that, it is because I'll take what I have to to find the truth.
If I make a mistake, the forum has Nasty. If Nasty has faults,the forum has me. If I am overbearing, you have Yangdu. Yangdu and Nasty are both tough opinionated strong people. I'm repeating myself, well, it bears repeating; the forum has three people who will fix stuff where ever it needs fixing.
munk
